Thames21 urges Government to prioritise ban on plastic in wet wipes to protect River Thames
Environmental charity Thames21 is calling on government to take immediate steps to ban plastic in wet wipes in order to help tackle this pollution ending…
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2022 London Tree and Woodland Awards Winner
The Enfield Chase Woodland Restoration Project has taken one of the top honours at this year’s London Tree and Woodland Awards, known as the #TreeOscars. Many…
Employee Spotlight on Gareth Chalmers
“I really love to inspire people to make positive changes and differences in their lives.” Scientists increasingly recognise the benefits of blue and green spaces…
Employee Spotlight on Michael O’Neill
“I am really fond of the Cray. It makes me smile knowing that Lord Nelson used to go salmon fishing on the River Cray.” Our…
Oxford-based Port Meadow gets green light to become England’s second river bathing site
A stretch of the River Thames at Port Meadow, Oxford, has been designated as an official river bathing location after a nearly two-year long local…
Vote for ‘A More Natural Capital’ On 5 May! Urges powerful coalition of environmental groups
With the local elections just one month away, a coalition of 17 environmental groups [1] are calling on voters to press all candidates to commit,…
Thames21 carries out its first 2022 litter monitoring initiative for InNoPlastic project
On 22nd March, students from East London-based George Green’s School were invited by Thames21 to carry out Thames21’s first 2022 litter survey monitoring session on…
Eel project highlights the value of citizen science
There are more river barriers such as weirs and sluices than existing datasets show in the Thames River Basin that could be causing issues for…
100,000 new trees planted…and still counting
The 100,000th tree has been planted at Enfield Chase, marking a significant milestone in Enfield Council’s project to create London’s largest, new woodland. The publicly accessible,…
Volunteer spotlight on Peter Palmer
“When I saw an advert on an Enfield Council site for volunteers to help with tree planting in 2020, I thought it was something I…